# N701XL: 2003 Smith David B CH 701 SP, registration cancelled 2020-02-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 3, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Smith David B CH 701 SP](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-david-b-ch-701-sp) (registry code 05615TR)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 7-4618
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Zenith Acft Co CH 701 SP
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 22, 2003
- Certificate issued: October 19, 2016
- Last registry action: October 19, 2016
- Mode S code: A95A5D
- Owners when cancelled: [Faulkner Bobby R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAULKNER%20BOBBY%20R), [Faulkner Shannon M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAULKNER%20SHANNON%20M)
- Location: [Greenwood, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Greenwood)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1898° N, 94.2187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72936, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N701XL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=701XL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701XL-2020-02-03

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Smith David B CH 701 SP: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-david-b-ch-701-sp.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN17FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA288), Jul 27, 2017: Zenith CH701SP (N701XL), Laddonia, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off at night and continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions. which resulted in the pilot becoming spatially disoriented and losing control of the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20170727015619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170727015619A), Jul 27, 2017: Smith David B CH 701 SP (N701XL), Laddonia, MO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The sport pilot departed Mexico municipal airport (kmyj) in an experimental, amateur built aircraft at 0943Z (0443CST) 27 July 2017 with a destinaton to…

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